Funder: National Endowment for the Humanities
Due Dates: April 9, 2025
Funding Amounts: $30,000–$60,000 for 6–12 months (up to $5,000/month)
Summary: Supports individual scholars pursuing projects in the humanities, providing time to conduct research or produce scholarly works.
Key Information: Awards are paid directly to individuals (not institutions); digital projects are eligible.
Description
This program provides competitive fellowships to individual scholars pursuing projects that embody exceptional humanistic research, rigorous analysis, and clear writing. The fellowship offers recipients the opportunity to devote six to twelve months to research and writing, supporting the production of books, monographs, peer-reviewed articles, e-books, digital resources, translations with annotations or a critical apparatus, or critical editions resulting from previous research. Projects may be at any stage of development.
The program welcomes applications from scholars in all humanities disciplines, including independent and early-career researchers. Digital projects and born-digital resources are eligible and encouraged.
Due Dates
- Application deadline: April 9, 2025
Updated guidelines will be posted in advance of the next deadline. Refer to the NEH Fellowships page for the most current information.
Funding Amount
- Maximum award: $60,000 (up to $5,000 per month)
- Minimum award: $30,000
- Period of performance: 6 to 12 months
- Estimated number of awards: ~80
- No cost sharing or matching required
Awards are paid directly to the individual’s personal bank account (not to an institutional account).
Eligibility
- Eligible applicants: Individuals only (not institutions)
- Open to scholars in all humanities disciplines, including independent and junior scholars
- U.S. citizenship or residency is not explicitly required, but see the Notice of Funding Opportunity for detailed eligibility criteria
Application Process
- Review the Notice of Funding Opportunity:
- Register on Grants.gov:
- Register for a Grants.gov account and add an “individual applicant” profile.
- Prepare your application:
- Follow the instructions in the NOFO and on Grants.gov.
- Prepare all required documents, including project narrative, CV, and work plan.
- Submit your application via Grants.gov:
- You will receive confirmation emails at each stage of the submission process.
- Letters of recommendation:
- NEH will request letters of reference from your recommenders about 7–10 days after the deadline. You are responsible for ensuring your recommenders submit their letters.
Resources:
Additional Information
- The Fellowships for Digital Publication program is now integrated into this fellowship; digital and born-digital projects are welcome.
- NEH will only make payments to personal bank accounts (not institutional accounts) for awards issued after August 2024.
- All awards issued on or after October 1, 2024, are subject to revised federal regulations (2 CFR Part 200), though awards to individuals are exempt from some requirements.
- No indirect costs or institutional overhead are included.
External Links
Contact Information
| Contact | Details |
|---|
| General Inquiries | info@neh.gov | (202)-606-8400 |
| Program Questions | fellowships@neh.gov | (202)-606-2324 |
| Mailing Address | Division of Research Programs, National Endowment for the Humanities, 400 7th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20506 |
| Contact Form | NEH Contact Page |